FE Week

05/12/2025

👏Exceptional college student and staff social action heroes were revealed this afternoon at the Good for Me Good for FE awards winners’ ceremony

Student, staff and college winners named in third annual Good for Me Good for FE awards ceremony marking exceptional social action efforts

05/12/2025

Exit interview: FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

05/12/2025

🗣️ A mayor’s plan to cut off funding for ESOL classes has received the all-clear from her combined authority’s legal team.

Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Dame Andrea Jenkyns plans to withdraw funding for English for speakers of other languages courses when control of £17-19 million in adult skills funding is devolved next September.

A mayor’s plan to cut off funding for ESOL classes has received the all-clear from her combined authority’s legal team.

05/12/2025

🔋 MPs have urged ministers to import 'specific' skilled people from overseas to meet the UK’s clean energy targets – amid the government’s push to curb reliance on migrant workers

Energy committee warns of failed targets without 'short-term' immigration

05/12/2025

👩‍⚖️ International tech training company CoGrammar is due to fight the Department for Education in court next December over millions of pounds in withheld skills bootcamp payments

Provider accused of fraud is suing the department over millions in withheld payments

05/12/2025

🏆We are thrilled to reveal the 2026 finalists for the Apprenticeship & Training Awards after a record number of nominations from training providers, employers, colleges and universities

Judges unveil shortlist of 94 training providers, employers, colleges and universities for this year's ATAs

04/12/2025

🗞️This week's FE Week front page:

Exit interview: Legrave’s last orders

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04/12/2025

💻 NCFE has said 'good progress' is being made restoring its services after a 'cyber incident' forced it to cancel some assessments and take its systems offline

NCFE said it is making ‘good progress’ restoring its systems and plans to begin resuming apprenticeship assessments after a ‘cyber incident' forced it offline

04/12/2025

😮 Around 100 staff have been left without pay after an apprenticeship training provider abruptly closed its doors weeks before Christmas.

Acacia Training told workers last week it would 'shortly' be entering insolvency due to 'exceptionally challenging' economic conditions.

Around 100 staff have been left without pay after an apprenticeship training provider abruptly closed its doors weeks before Christmas.

03/12/2025

(Sponsored Post) 🎉 Over 700 guests gathered in London for the 10th annual Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards in partnership with Pearson.

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02/12/2025

💼 Burnley college has appointed a new permanent principal, months after its long-serving leader quit ahead of an Ofsted report that revealed inflated achievement rates

Karen Buchanan’s successor has been revealed amid a government investigation into achievement rates

02/12/2025

💻Major awarding organisation NCFE has been forced to cancel assessments and shut down its online systems following a 'cyber security incident'

Planned assessments have been cancelled as online systems taken down while investigations take place